The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-01-07
washington
wron sur regular correspondents,
WAanrnsrok, Dec. lsth. 1sss

regard 10 the work of the Senate.
which Speaker Carlisle repeated In
reference 10 the work Of the House,
and Il was that there were many pos.
abilities but few probabilities. Meth
or branch Of Congress adhered TO tho
program which had been arranged
for u Ia the early part OF the week.
No one expected Tariff debate to
eoms on In the Senate, but every.
body was prepared for an agitation of
the question In the House on Thurs
day. As chance and circumstance
would have It, the Senate made Tar
Ia speeches, aud the Houss decided
to defer the subject. Then Col. Nor
Fison proposes to ask the House b
proceed to the consideration OF reve-
nue. bills, and the friends OF the Tar.
ify legislation tbInk bis motion will
prevail
A story was printed 10 tho effect
that the President had promised TO
aid Mr.. Morrison by securing four
votes for him from the Now York
delegation. or course everybody
knew that the President would not
do anything OF the kind. The story
had lts foundation 10 the fact that
several New York Democratic mem.
bers who voted against confederation
OF any tariff measure at the Last sas-
sion, have since changed their views,
and VIII vote with Mr. Morrison.
II the issue cannot DO evaded IL i
understood that the present plan OF
the Republicans In the House Is to
strike OF the tobacco tax e2s, 900, 900;
10 strike Of 20 per cent. Of the sugar
duty, 10000, zoe /; to make alcohol
used In the arts and manufactures
tax free, which would strike of sio,-
00o, 900 moro. This would reduce
tho revenve 9Is, 200, 900 In all.
When the Senate vs. taking lar.
III, disappointing sps.ca WAS made
by Senator Dawes, of Mass. His a..
socIates knew that no VS. trying to
be reelected o. the Senate this wIn-
ter, and ~ some OF his constituents
have views on tariff offsets, Interest
was feIl 10 the drift OF his remarks,
and rather better attention was given
him than the Sonale usually eccords
to speechea Toe S4aatnr bsg.a
wilh platItudes which no oae cared
% dispute, dwelt al length upon Tie
past policy Of the Republican puty
which, he said, had besn 10 reduce
custom, duties and Internal taxes 10
tho point nearest the needs OF the
Government; criticised Secretary
MannIng's report, and finally wound
up With soma sneerlng cnmoats upon
the Presidents message
Senator Beck's BIN 20 prevent Ssn.
ators from acting - attorneys Of rail-
roads whose interests 40 liablo I,
come before the Senate wal mutiiat
ed and twisted out Of shape II com.
mlttee by such cxperts ss Senators
Evarls aud Hoar. The way ii waiea
they evsded, postponed, dodged and
finally modified thls measure, which
vas 50 warmly supported b. public
opinion, may be called craiita3le to
their ingenuity, but not 10 their rep
utatIons for honesty. And what II
worse still, Senator Edmunds stood
beside these maneuverers, asslatea
bY Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon.
The railroad Senators who think IL
Is oil right TO Iegislate upon railrosd
matters while takiag big fees a. at-
torneys for railroad corporations, could
not stavc off consideration of the
Beck bill altogether, however, aud
on wednesday II came up for debste.
The Woman suffragists are coming
to Washington as usual 10 hold their
annual convention and they have
asked for the use OF hall OF the House
of Representatives on the evenings of
Jan. 26th, 26th aud 9th. The wo.
men want chance to be heard lit
orally within the wallis Of Congress,
and II il probable they will have 1t
The Committee on Rules Is to decide
the matter. Representative Town
send, OF Illinois introduced the bill,
making the request for the hall,
"But," said he, "this docs not mean
that am convert to woman suff-
rage.u
The President made his first ap-
pearanee Ia public since his illness ut
tha theatre where ne saw Lawrence
Barrett in "RIenzl." The audience
included many others distinguished
In public and social life. Among
those Ia The boxes were NOTED Speak
er Carlisle, Gems. Sherman and EherI-
dan, Chief Justice Waite aud family,
Hon. 8, s. Cox and several Senators
and Judges. Col. and Mira. Lamont
sat In the box with the President and
Mrs. Cleveland, and obstiucted q
view Of the President greatly to tho
annoyance OF hundreds Of curious